This article considers the impact of public opinion on public policy, asking:(1) how much
impact it has;(2) how much the impact increases as the salience of issues increases;(3) to …

This article reviews and synthesizes diverse streams of literature to assess the potential of
deliberative democracy for American public administration. It asserts that the field should …

The dominant approach to the study of international political economy assumes that the
policy preferences of individuals and groups reflect economic self-interest. Recent research …

This book explores the political implications of the human tendency to prioritize negative
information over positive information. Drawing on literatures in political science, psychology …

To succeed in foreign policy, US presidents have to sell their versions or framings of political
events to the news media and to the public. But since the end of the Cold War, journalists …

Democratic accountability requires that the public be reasonably well-informed about what
policymakers actually do. Such a public would adjust its preferences for" more" or" less" …

This book develops and tests a" thermostatic" model of public opinion and policy, in which
preferences for policy both drive and adjust to changes in policy. The representation of …

Thoroughly revised edition of an essential text, incorporating a wealth of new material on
American foreign policy since 9/11. The second edition of this concise masterwork includes …

We consider the relationship between the preferences of American voters and the
preferences of the US legislators who represent them. Using an Internet-based, national …

Providing an in-depth analysis of public opinion, including its origins in political
socialization, its role in the electoral process, and the impact of the media, American Public …